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WRIGHT, William David

Service Number:	5143
Enlisted:	18 July 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glebe , New South Wales, Australia, 3 June 1888
Home Town:	Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Brass Turner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Bray Hill British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme Plot 1, Row A, Grave 17, Bray Hill British Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5143, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 5143, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 5143, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
30 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion
22 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 5143, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5143 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-22

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal